Photo Album 1

Album of photographs from the Yambol Pentecostal Church.

Extent: 1 photograph album containing 59 pages with photographs.

Condition of original material: Medium quality.

Custodial history: Materials present the history of the Evangelical Pentecostal society in Yambol. The Church building officially opened doors in 1929. The Church continues its activities even in the times of the Communism in Bulgaria (1944-1989) and today (2019) remains the biggest Evangelical Church in Yambol.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unknown photographers.

Arrangement: The materials have been stored all together in a paper box. They were arranged as found.

This file contains the following 59 items.

  • EAP1145/35/3/1: Cover page of the Album 1, 1920s-1980s
  • EAP1145/35/3/2: First leader of the Church - Todor Todorov and his wife Ivanka Todorova, 1929-1930
  • EAP1145/35/3/3: Portraits of the Church's Cashier and Church's Advisor., 1930s
  • EAP1145/35/3/4: Congregation of believers in Sliven., 1929
  • EAP1145/35/3/5: Water Baptism, 1931
  • EAP1145/35/3/6: The first youngsters of the Church, 1930s
  • EAP1145/35/3/7: A group of believers in village Mokren 1932', 1932
  • EAP1145/35/3/8: First Sunday School 1933', 1933
  • EAP1145/35/3/9: Believers from Sliven and Yambol at the meeting at the mountain', 1933
  • EAP1145/35/3/10: Brotherhood meeting', 1934
  • EAP1145/35/3/11: The first Church Choir', 1933
  • EAP1145/35/3/12: Ivan and Elenka Stoichevi', 1935
  • EAP1145/35/3/13: A group of young people in 1936', 1936
  • EAP1145/35/3/14: Celebration of the Nativity of Jesus Christ 1936', 1936
  • EAP1145/35/3/15: Water Baptism of the children', 1936
  • EAP1145/35/3/16: Shtilianka and Boris Kuzmanovi', 1937
  • EAP1145/35/3/17: Nativity of Jesus Christ 1937', 1937
  • EAP1145/35/3/18: Biblical course', 1940
  • EAP1145/35/3/19: Female teachers, 1937
  • EAP1145/35/3/20: Penka and Emanuil Manolovi', 1939
  • EAP1145/35/3/21: Water Baptism in Ormana', 1940
  • EAP1145/35/3/22: Wedding, 29 Jun 1942
  • EAP1145/35/3/23: On the peak of Bakadzhik', 1940s
  • EAP1145/35/3/24: Snowdrop, 1943
  • EAP1145/35/3/25: With young people from the town of Sliven on Karandila', 1940s
  • EAP1145/35/3/26: Sunday School for children 1943', 1943
  • EAP1145/35/3/27: Gathering, 1940s
  • EAP1145/35/3/28: Family picture, 1945
  • EAP1145/35/3/29: Youth Gathering - September 9, 1945', 9 Sep 1945
  • EAP1145/35/3/30: Church choir on the day of Resurrection of Jesus Christ', 1946
  • EAP1145/35/3/31: At the gathering in the village of Krumovo Gradishte in 1946. Distribution of spiritual literature', 1946
  • EAP1145/35/3/32: Evangelical meeting in Yambol, 24 May 1951
  • EAP1145/35/3/33: Training for pastors in 1955', 1955
  • EAP1145/35/3/34: Youth meeting in Karandila - 26 Aug 1956', 26 Aug 1956
  • EAP1145/35/3/35: Water baptism in river Tundzha', Jun 1956
  • EAP1145/35/3/36: Water baptism in river Tundzha', Jun 1956
  • EAP1145/35/3/37: Youth gathering in the centre of Yambol, 1956
  • EAP1145/35/3/38: The Orchestra of the Church, 1950s
  • EAP1145/35/3/39: The Choir of the Church, 1950s
  • EAP1145/35/3/40: Pastor of the church and his family, 1960s
  • EAP1145/35/3/41: Church choir on Nativity of Jesus Christ - 7 Jan 1968', 7 Jan 1968
  • EAP1145/35/3/42: Choir and Orchestra, 1960s
  • EAP1145/35/3/43: Three Pastors, 1960s
  • EAP1145/35/3/44: The Pastor and his work, 1970s
  • EAP1145/35/3/45: Family Arnaudovi, 1970s
  • EAP1145/35/3/46: The Youth of the Church, 1978
  • EAP1145/35/3/47: The entrance of the old Church building, 10 Sep 1980
  • EAP1145/35/3/48: Graduates, 1980s
  • EAP1145/35/3/49: The New Church building. 'I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it', Nov 1981
  • EAP1145/35/3/50: With Guests from Sweden in 1982', 1982
  • EAP1145/35/3/51: Service of the Lord's Supper. We preach', 1980s
  • EAP1145/35/3/52: The Children and Youth of the Church on Nativity of Jesus Christ, 1970s-1980s
  • EAP1145/35/3/53: Water Baptism in the Church, 1980s
  • EAP1145/35/3/54: The Elders of the Church, 1985
  • EAP1145/35/3/55: Into the Church, 1984-1985
  • EAP1145/35/3/56: Becoming a Deacon, 3 Jan 1988
  • EAP1145/35/3/57: Guests from village Kukorevo, 1980s
  • EAP1145/35/3/58: Official presentation of Blagovest Belev as pastor of the Church, 28 Mar 1988
  • EAP1145/35/3/59: The renewed prayer house, 18 Dec 1988.